Hinterlandt – Seven Tales (Art as Catharsis)

Hinterlandt is nothing new to you, avid reader. I have indeed written about their amazing album Sollbruchstelle, and subsequently mentioned the group’s releases in my weekly release dumps. The Sydney “progressive indie chamber” quintet recently came out with Seven Tales, an amazing, beautifully diverse and vividly eloquent album. The seven compositions move you though diverse scenes—vast landscapes or crammed rooms—with brilliant compositions and flawless execution.

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Տիգրան Համասյան [Tigran Hamasyan] – The Call Within (Nonesuch)

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Friday, 21 August

Антон Котиков, Алексей Наджаров и Петр Ившин – The Healing

52:34
contemporary classical, free improvisation
Moscow, Russia
Fancy Music

Ars magna umbrae – Apotheosis

38:50
atmospheric black metal
Poland
I, Voidhanger

Atramentus – Stygian

44:39
doom metal
Montréal, Québec
20 Buck Spin

Bonnie Whiting – Perishable Structures

40:17
contemporary chamber music
New York, New York
New Focus

Cartilage – Bikkies

15:41
crust punk
Glasgow, UK
Independent

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Friday, 14 August

Quatuor Andara – À travers les Amériques

45:07
chamber music
Montréal, Québec
Independent

Balkan Ethno Orchestra – Zora

13:33
world fusion, folk
Sydney, Australia
Independent

Camila Nebbia – Aura

43:31
free improvisation
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ears & Eyes

Crust – … And a Dirge Becomes an Anthem

34:10
blackened doom metal
Russia
Addicted

Dan Rosenboom – Points on an Infinite Line

48:13
avant-garde jazz
Los Angeles, California
Orenda

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